Aerial view of unidentified American POW camp
Gift in Memory of William G. Harrach
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Photograph, aerial. View of Prisoner of War compound in the Pacific Theatre. Large lettering on the roofs read"thanks Lex- food -doing swell", "POW", Cigs please", "Good old Chesty" and also a bull's eye in the camp courtyard. Prisoners are waving on roofs and also have an American flag displayed. Unknown location. No date
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1944
1945
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Items from the service of William Galen Harrach, who was born in Holyoke, Colorado on May 6, 1927. He enlisted in the US Navy on August 26, 1944 and served aboard the USS Hancock as a Photographer's Mate in the Pacific Theatre. Collection includes over 175 photographs.
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisoners of war--American